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  1. FatherOf2
    Looks like we are cut off in Harwich, all roads closed and trains not working. Light icing on Thames area shipping forecast, extremely rare
  2. FatherOf2
    Just come back from Stansted Airport travelling to Harwich, no snow up there at all at the moment. By the time I got to Colchester by pass (A120) at least 3cm on the road and really difficult driving for the last 20 miles, so cold the gritting lorries don't seem to have helped much. Hope you guys north of London etc. get some snow this week
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    Bastards have switched off the lamps, forgot about that.. this is the reason I couldn't vote for the current bunch
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    This has to be conversion zone of some sort down this way, the wind direction has been all over the place tonight http://hha.co.uk/live-data/wind-speed/
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    We seem to be in a firing line for snow showers near Harwich over last hour or so. However only half a centimeter on the ground. However if the winds start to pick up again expect the snow to start blowing around , especially if we get more during the early hours as forecast. Current wind 18 mph from NNE
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    http://apps.hha.co.uk/mis/Sensors/HarwichLevel.aspx Link clearly showing the surge in Harwich harbour. Will be quite a specatcle if surge maintains til high water at about 0130. 2 friends and their families who live in west street, Harwich, may end up taking my offer for beds for the night by the looks of things
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    I used to sometimes work in the Thames Estuary for Trinity House and passed it many times. If my memory is correct it is near the north end of the N Edinburgh Channel, roughly NE of Sheerness and E of Foulness(possibly north of Herne Bay?). I'ts one of the biggest of the old WW2 anti aircraft forts in the Thames Estuary.
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    Just over the Wash at 6 http://meteocentre.com/analyses/map.php?map=UK&date=2013102806&size=standard〈=en&area=eur Been travelling North East so far this morning. According to reports from Essex Weather Centre peak winds after 0800
  9. FatherOf2
    This may be of help... they were replying to somone in Burnham on this post but gives you an idea Essex Weather Centre â€@EssexWeather14mSouth-Westerly winds are strengthening now, frequent gusts of 50mph or more by 06:00. Perhaps up to 70mph late morning.
  10. FatherOf2
    Yes pretty noticeable now as it increases. Gusting gale 8 in Harwich Harbour. Looks like game on for a while. PS lights just flickered grrr
  11. FatherOf2
    For information to those in Essex: Essex weather keeping tweets going through the night, some interesting stuff, https://twitter.com/EssexWeather Slept for couple of hours, woke up, cup of tea, now don't feel like kipping... severe weather makes me like a kid
  12. FatherOf2
    Prefer this cam to the Southsea one http://www.hayling.co.uk/surfcam/ (Hayling Island) Looks a little mental down there at the moment
  13. FatherOf2
    I am one of the many winter lurkers in this forum and decided to dip in with a few comments about the midnight GFS as it is quiet enough not to interfere with the more valuable posts which will no doubt follow later. Only looked out to 180 hrs but am very pleased with the run, the unstable cold pool of air comes down from Scandanavia coming into contact with us and stalling over France by the end of the week, the remains oscillating back into Southern Britain during the weekend. 528 dam covering England and Wales almost all the period and even a 510 for 24 hours over parts. Surely some reasonable falls of snow possible over many parts of England. My previous concern was the break off from the jet near the dardanelles, which is taking warmer uppers into Eastern Europe then towards us but thankfully the temperatures around it fall by the time it hits our shores. The icing on the cake at 180 hours is the heights of 1055 over Greenland which hopefully will play it's part in keeping the Atlantic depressions running south (Suppose it is a long way out but heights start building from midweek so a quite possible progression)
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    Being on the coast I am prepared to accept there will be a thaw. But whatever happens what a brilliant run 26.5 cm level snow in a sheltered table in the garden, not quite the magical foot but bloody marvellous all the same. Will get out early and finish the igloo and let my son know we are renting out his room and he can live there from now, am sure it will be alright with a carpet and some furnishing
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    Just as well it is going to hit at night as temps in Holland have been creeping up
  16. FatherOf2
    Finally stopped, over 3 hours of mainly moderate falls. Half an hour ago we had 24cm lying snow. Now to watch that lump slowly moving in from the continent and a few showers which will hit us while we wait. If the Atlantic systems manage to break this spell there is a risk of serious flooding to many places. One way or another the weather could be in the news for a while. Talking of showers, it's started snowing again.
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    For those interested inland from me, just started snowing, that band finally reached us Hopefully attached is a pic of my washing line the night before last, just one way power supplies can be affected by this weather
  18. FatherOf2
    Picture taken last night. This may demonstrate one of the reasons power goes off, it's a washing line btw Wot no picture, it didn't upload, oh well
  19. FatherOf2
    I have heard before that Clacton men are ginormous!
  20. FatherOf2
    Perhaps another thread for the village of Little Oakley lmao. Sorry I know you are busy enough but couldn't resist it
  21. FatherOf2
    Snowing again, amazing how I look at it in a matter of fact way now. Since yesterday there have been showers developing to the North of the Dutch/German border in the North Sea, these have fed down in a line towards this area and are still doing so, Nik from near Colchester mentioned the static nature of this source of showers yesterday. In the last 12 hours we have received quite a bit of snow from this stream and I would imagine the Clacton area have got even more judging by the way the line was moving last night. Current depth here is 20cm (am surprised it isn't more), would be interested to know what depths are in Clacton. It looks like we will get pasted Saturday night/ Sunday but wondering if it could be turning to sleet or rain here on the coast. Air temp -0.8°c -1.8°c
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    Have been watching it for a while. My guess is South South West. It seems to be pretty active with ppn popping up around it. I know it is nowhere near us all but has anyone seen the latest temps for Altnaharra -20.4°c!
  23. FatherOf2
    Been watching that stuff in the middle of the North Sea NW of Yarmouth for some time now. Up until now it was wishful thinking that it might continue to streamer which heads SW from here. It appears that it may come this way and is much broader than the current line of snow so hopefully will give more of you some of the white stuff. Who needs sleep anyway Temp -0.6°c DP - 1.5°c
  24. FatherOf2
    I do feel sorry for you. But remember you lot were getting a fair bit before Christmas one night while we were the wrong side of that particular line Swings and roundabouts I snowpose
  25. FatherOf2
    It has just about stopped here, we had nearly 2 hours worth, much of it moderate. Am not going out again to check depths as I am still wearing badminton shorts, I know I know there are postmen who deliver in snow storms wearing shorts lol. Good luck, hope it maintains it's intensity for you
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